IAS, IPS officers distributed in AP, Telangana

The long-run clash between the two newly bifurcated states Telangana and Andhra Pradesh on the allocation of high level officials have come to an end late on Friday.

The Department of Personnel and Training, the authoritative body, has finalized the number of posts in each state. Telangana receives 163 posts of Indian Administrative Service (IAS), 112 of Indian Police Service (IPS) and 65 Indian Forest Service (IFoS) officers (including promotees).

The DoPT has allocated 211 posts for IAS, 144 for IPS and 82 for IFoS officers for Andhra Pradesh.

The allocations have been made as per the suggestions given by Pratyush Sinha committee.

The former Andhra Pradesh had 376 IAS, 258 IPS and 149 IFoS officers in its authorized length.